Pooh Corner: BIOGRAPHIES: A.A. MILNE In-depth look at milne's life and works.Category Kids and Teens People and Society Authors milne, A. A.comprising The Complete Works of Winniethe-Pooh, When We Were Very Young, Now WeAre Six and the House at Pooh Corner by AA milne, illustrated by EH Shepard. http://www.pooh-corner.com/biomilne.html

Extractions: READ BY PETER DENNIS Pooh's 75th birthday NPR Broadcast with Peter Dennis Biography of Alan Alexander Milne Scots by birth, Alan Milne spent his childhood in London, where his father was a preparatory schoolmaster. His early education owed much to the skills of a young teacher and mentor H.G. Wells years later, Milne described Wells as "a great writer and a great friend." He continued his education at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He bequethed his original handwritten manuscripts of Winnie-the-Pooh and The House At Pooh Corner to the College Library. While an undergraduate at Cambridge he edited Granta for a year his first literary efforts were published in the humourous magazine Punch, where a month after his twenty-fourth birthday he started work as Assistant Editor, remaining there until the outbreak of the First World War.

Extractions: Click Here for more Information Alan Alexander Milne was born in Hampstead, London on 18th January 1882. His parents John Vine and Sarah Maria Milne, already had two boys Ken and Barry. Both parents were school teachers. Alan entered Henley House school in September 1888, and in 1893 he won a scholarship to Westminster, and joined Ken there in the Autumn. Alan progressed to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1900. He became editor of of "Granta" an undergraduate magazine, and in 1906 aged only 24 he became assistant editor of "Punch" a satirical magazine. Alan married Daphne de Selincourt on June 24th 1913. With the start of the war in 1914 Milne was commissioned to the Warwickshire regiment. While serving in France he developed trench fever and was sent home. Milne spent his time writing plays and still contributed to "Punch". His first big success came 1920 with his play "Mr Pim Passes By"

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Extractions: Alan Alexander Milne was born in London on January 18, 1882, the third and youngest son of a schoolmaster. At age eleven, he won a scholarship to the Westminster School. He went on to attend Cambridge University and became the editor of the undergraduate paper, Granta. After graduating from Cambridge in 1903, Milne moved back to London with enough savings to live for one year. He was determined to become a writer. By 1906, he had been offered the position of Assistant Editor at Punch, a classic British humor magazine. He remained at Punch for the next eight years. In 1913, Milne married Dorothy de Selincourt (known as Daphne) and moved to a house in London's Chelsea section. When World War I broke out, he enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, eventually serving in France. During his training period, he wrote his first play, Wurzel-Flummery, which was produced in London in 1917. By 1919, having completed one book and several plays, Milne finally achieved financial independence. The Theatre Guild in New York City produced his play, Mr. Pim Passes By, previously staged in London. It was as great a success there as it had been on the London stage. Milne was now well established as a witty and fashionable London playwright. In 1920, Christopher Robin Milne was born, an event that was to change the history of children s literature. In 1923, during a rainy holiday in Wales, Milne began work on a collection of verses for children. The result was When We Were Very Young, published in 1924.

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A.A. Milne - The Author Storylike sketch of milne's life.Category Kids and Teens People and Society Authors milne, A. A. youngest son into the world, Alan Alexander milne (AA milne) they had no idea hewould grow to be one of the worlds greatest children's story teller .. http://www.winniethepooh.co.uk/author.html

Extractions: Alan Alexandra Milne (Alan) born January 18th, 1882 was bought up in London in his farther's School, Henley House, with his brothers David Barrett Milne and Kenneth John Milne. While studying there he found inspiration in one of his teachers, H.G. Wells, who himself would go on to be a famous writer and a close friend to alan. After Henley house Alan decided to go to Westminster school and from there to Cambridge following a Mathematics scholarship. While their his brother Ken and himself were published in The Granta, from there they formed a partnership writing light verse. Two years later ken left the partnership and alan went solo and became the Editor of Granta one of his life long ambitions. Meanwhile he started to write his second book "The Days Play" During this time Owen Seamen introduced Alan to his god daughter, Dorothy De Selincourt they were married in 1913. In 1915, February 10th Milne volunteered himself for the war. Through weeks of training he became a Signal ling officer, during this time he wrote his first play "Wurzel - Flummery". Alan was released from the army February 14, 1919.

Extractions: Pronunciation Key Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander Milne), , English author. Milne began his literary career as a journalist and later became a regular contributor to Punch. He is best known for his collections of verses for children, including When We Were Very Young (1924) and Now We Are Six (1927), and for the books Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner The Red House Mystery (1921), is one of the best in its genre. Also a successful dramatist, he wrote several comedies, including Mr. Pim Passes By (1920) and The Dover Road See his autobiography (1939); Inventing Wonderland

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